Really gorgeous work Joe. I’m glad you chose to share your F4F build with us. I’m certainly picking up some tips from you for when I get around to mine that I have. I’m with you in that I will always pick up an Ultracast seat if it is available for the subject I’m building. They are excellent resin upgrades. And, yes, I have a few Tamiya kits from HL that I either scored with 40% coupon or on the clearance shelf. As a matter of fact, I’ve probably found more deals on the clearance shelf. Keep that stellar stuff coming.
…was one of my inspirations for this build. The Old Cajun. He was an entertaining story teller indeed. Jim Swett too, “prop stuck up like a middle finger”. What a great series, which has inspired many of my builds. I wish these brave men were still with us but unfortunately they are almost all gone now.
Thanks for the kind words all…
“There’s a sale at Penney’s!”…
Fantastic work so far Law. I wired the P&W for a Corsair I did once and I can Say it deffinately adds to the detail. Looking forward to your next post.
That is some really good work Law. I love the weathering technique.
Looking forward to your next post.
Thanks guys…
“My job was to protect the dive bombers. Now I’m not a hero, but I have to live with my conscience. If I didn’t do what I was supposed to do I was derilicting my duty”. Jefferson DeBlanc
…he said as he went on to shoot down 5 enemy aircraft on a one way mission with a leaking full tank. I wholeheartedly disagree, you are a hero. Lesser men would have turned around. Here is my homage to DeBlanc and the rest of those brave men who held the line in those early days in the Pacific.
Comments criticisms welcome…
No words really…simply amazing!! Fantastic thread and build. I’m really glad you did a WIP and cant wait for the next one! You really did a nice honor to DeBlanc here.
Nicest Cat I’ve seen on FSM. Great job Joe.
Oh wow!! You’ve outdone yourself on this one. The weathering and fading is perfect
Very beautifully executed Joe. Really stunning work on your part. You have certainly done a fitting tribute. Always enjoy your patience and attention to detail and effect. Thanks for sharing your Wildcat with us.
Love it Joe! Thanks for sharing another great build[Y]
You knocked it right outta the park again Joe, super work! And great ruts in the base where the wheels tore up the dirt/sand, love the little details like this!
Really nice finale! Great job and I love that spinning prop.
Max
Truly excellent, Joe. Magnificant !! [:D[
BK
She’s a real beaut, Joe. Great work as usual and again, thanks for sharing the WIP.
How do you apply the post shade? (Looks really good)
Also, tell me about the spinning prop in the last shot. [:^)]
Another museum quality build. It never ceases to amaze me how you manage to get such good color separation with what appears to be very light coats of paint. Plus the paint cover looks so even. When I try to apply lighter coats it always seems to get splotchy and I end up putting to many coats to even it out. Plus I don’t seem to get nice color separation. Did you use the old fan method to get the prop spin?
The tower, the tower! Rapunzel, Repunzel!
Thanks all. Waaaay too kind though.
Greg, I airbrush it at low pressure, maybe 5 psi, and get in close, especially in areas that get dirty, like the cowl and the underside. It takes practice and you need a fine needle or an airbrush capable of such.
The prop…lol. I was trying to be clever and see if anyone noticed. Well, the ONLY plane I’ve ever gotten the prop to spin freely on is the Tamiya Wildcat. The normal black grommets don’t normally cut it. Here I just used my airbrush (empty) to make the prop spin as I held the camera with other hand as I snapped a bunch until it looked good. I tried to take the picture so you couldn’t tell that nobody was in the cockpit.
Thanks for noticing guys…
My experience is with single engine fighters. This thing has four engines. It’s a whole different type of flying…all together.
It’s a whole different type of flying…
You know Joe, I have this same Tamiya Wildcat which is to be part of my up-coming CV-8 Hornet project. It will be built out-of-the box and, at my skill ldevel, will not come close to what you have done; so you have not helped me at all! Really great job; and thanks for sharing your build with us.
Thanks for your feedback, Joe.
On the prop, very clever. And no wonder it looks so real. [Y]